Energy Referendum Act, 2015 Yakabuski, John — Bill 150 (41st Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 150, 41-1

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Bill 150, Energy Referendum Act, 2015

Yakabuski, John

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Bill 150 2015

An Act to amend the

Electricity Act, 1998

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The

Electricity Act, 1998 is amended by adding the

following section:

Referendum

for large-scale renewable energy projects

Definitions

25.35.1

(1) In

this section,

"large-scale

renewable energy project" means a renewable energy project permitted under the feed-in

tariff program developed by the IESO under

section 25.35 , other

than a project permitted under the microFIT Program; ("projet d'énergie renouvelable

à grande échelle")

"local municipality" has the same meaning as in the Municipal Act, 2001 . ("municipalité locale")

Referendum

(2) The council of a local municipality may

hold a referendum at any time on the question of whether the local municipality

is willing to permit large-scale renewable energy projects to be located in the

local municipality.

Same

(3) If a person or entity proposes that a

large-scale renewable energy project be located in a local municipality and a

referendum described in subsection (2) has not been held in that local

municipality, the council of the local municipality shall hold such a

referendum before considering whether to accept the project and before

permitting any work or development on it to begin in the local municipality.

Municipality

willing to host

(4) If the result on a referendum described

in subsection (2) is that the local municipality is willing to permit

large-scale renewable energy projects to be located in the local municipality,

then any such project that is subsequently proposed may proceed in the usual

course.

Municipality

not willing to host

(5) If the result on a referendum described

in subsection (2) is that the local municipality is not willing to permit

large-scale renewable energy projects to be located in the local municipality,

then any such project that is subsequently proposed shall not be accepted by

the local municipality and the local municipality shall not permit any work or

development on any such project to take place in the local municipality.

Subsequent

referendums

(6) The council of a local municipality

that has held a referendum described in subsection (2) may, at any time, hold a

subsequent referendum in order to change the result of the most recent

referendum, and if the result is different on the subsequent referendum, then,

(a) subsection

(4) or (5) applies, as the case may be, to all large-scale renewable energy

projects proposed on or after the date on which the results of the subsequent

referendum are confirmed; and

(

b) any

decisions that were made during the period to which the previous referendum

applied continue to apply in respect of that period.

Procedure

for referendum

(7) A referendum under this

section shall

be conducted in accordance with the regulations.

Regulations

(8) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may

make regulations governing all aspects of referendums required or permitted

under this section.

Commencement

2. This

Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant

Governor.

Short

title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Energy Referendum Act, 2015 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Electricity Act, 1998 to permit a

local municipality to hold a referendum at any time on the question of whether

the local municipality is willing to permit large-scale renewable energy

projects to be located in the local municipality. A local municipality that has

not held such a referendum must do so before proceeding with a large-scale

renewable energy project.

a local municipality indicates that it is willing to permit large-scale

renewable energy projects, then any such project that is subsequently proposed

may proceed in the usual course. If a local municipality indicates that it is

not willing to permit large-scale renewable energy projects, then any such

project that is subsequently proposed may not proceed.

local municipality may hold subsequent referendums on the same question at any

time.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

November 25, 2015

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 25, 2015

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 150

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Electricity Act, 1998

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 150, 41-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s1 bill 150 html
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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